The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-23
PERSONAL

DR.. Gordon is rapidly improving. He ex-
poets to be out on crutches next week.
Daniel Il. Preston has :been elected post
mistress at East Benton.
Laura c. Barrett has been elected post
master at South Turner
Hon. James G. Blaine will visit his daugh-
ter, Mrs Coppinger, in the Indian Territory,
about the first of April.
Major VIM. Dickey of Fort Kent, Me-, oc-
cnpied seat beside Speaker Noyes during
Mondays session of the Massachusetts
House.
Mr.. Henry 0. Cram, the well known clerk
of the United States Hotel, will leave this
morning for a trip to Baltimore, Philadel-
phia and other places
Bishop Healy took part in the funeral of
Mother Catherine Euphemia, superior of the
order of Sisters of Charity in the United
States, at Baltimore Monday.
Captain J. R. Brady, who lately died in
Chelsea, Mass, and whose funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon from No. 169 Gum
beriand street, was a deputy mafShaf IN 1856
and member of the Light Infantry.
Mr. George w Plaisted, late Maine Gen.
trail baggage master at Bar Harbor. and son
of j. w. Plaisted the well known superin-
tendent of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, left for California yesterday, and
will probably locate at San Jose.
Mr.. Frank E. Baker Of Bangor. has rocks
from the ballast Of the British ship Margar-
eta, the first English vessel captured by the
Americans in the revolutionary war, which
he will present to the Maine Historical So
ciety.
Speaking of the lecture of the Hon. w.
w. Thomas. Jr., at Bangor Monday even
ing, the Wing says:
The lecture was delivered in the easy,
pleasing and even fascinating manner so
characteristic of the distinguished lecturer,
and held the closest attention of all to the
close, which came all too soon
DIR. John c. Berry, formerly Of Maine, but
now of Kyoto, Japan, has published his adj
dress ON the establishment of a training
school for nurses" delivered before the
Kyoto Health Association. Both the adj
dress and the fact of its delivery speak well
for the progress of science in that country.
Rev. w. B. Hague has rendered his resig-
nation as pastor of the Congregational
church at South Bridgton. Mr.. Hague has
ldDOItu ldlbilully anu successfully Will lHlS
church for seven years and has greatly en-
deared himself to the hearts of all his par
ishoners. His resignation is deeply regret
ted by the entire community.
A. j. Holt, Boston; Geo. r. Page, Lewis
ton; Fl. c. West, New York; A.. r. Weesz,
Columbus, Ohio; G. Morgan, Fryeburg; w.
M. English, Buffalo, N. Y; Charles Walker,
Lewiston; +. G. Beattie, Coos, N. H.. Hen
ry Damon, Boston, H. II. Bush, New York !;
John I. Goldman, Boston; S. r. Scollron,
New York, were among the arrivals at the
United States Hotel yesterday.
Collector Roberts of Bangor, has appoint
ed Robert B. Cookson of the Bangor g. Pts
cataquis mail route as one of his deputies to
fill the vacancy created by the resignation
of Major Crossman. Geo. E. Dame. Super
intendent Of Railway Mail Service of the 1st
division, in general order of last October
speaks of Mr.. Cookson as an excellent CLERK
and having the hardest run in the eastern
division, doing 1856 miles per day without any
relief. Last Sunday large number of pos
tai clerks from all parts of Maine went to
Bangor to pay Mr.. Cookson their respects.
In behalf of the postal clerks of Maine, As
sistant Chief Clerk Warehouse, of Portland
presented Mr.. Cookson with handsome
gold pen and pen holder. Mr. Cookson made
an appropriate response.